For people discovering you for the first time, how would you describe your music? And what song of yours should they start with? That is a very interesting question. I have a few different projects coming out, so I’m touching on a lot of different […]

Before I ask Chalamet for her insight on all things Parisienne chic (her father is French, and she grew up speaking the language), we start with the basics and head back to school with Kimberly and the rest of the Essex crew. Season two of College […]

With their usual suspects—Aubrey Plaza, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, etc.—in tow, they set out to create a movie that was fun and unexpected. The idea for a project centered on corporate restaurant culture initially came from Baena, who was kicking it around after filming The […]

Let’s start with your first project, Don’t Make Me Go. Can you tell me about your first impression reading the script for this film? I found out [the ending] before I actually read the script because I did a director’s callback with Hannah [Marks], and […]

Where the Crawdads Sing is a global phenomenon and one of the best-selling books of all time. How did you personally connect with this story? When I first read it, it was the coming-of-age aspect. One of my favorite movies growing up was Stand by […]

Self-publishing has this taboo around it, so how have you grappled with that as a writer?  Oh, I totally agree. There was this taboo with my first book—like, “Nobody picked you. You didn’t make the cut, so is your work actually good?” It’s one of […]

With your critically acclaimed debut album Sucker Punch, you were essentially performing globally for four years, and then the pandemic hit, causing everything to come to a screeching halt. How did you adjust to the drastic change? It was hard for everyone. It was strange […]